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Patented Sept. 6, 1932 UNITED STATES PATENT OF ICE-f WALTER JOEL BELL,nncmsnn m'rn or Los ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, BY BYRON n. BELL, nxncuroa, onLOS ANGELES, camroama MIRROR. BRACKET STRUCTURE Original applicationfiled January 2, 1929, Serial No. 329,792. Divided and this applicationfiled October 18, 1929. Serial No. 400,604.

This invention relates to vehicular accessories and more especially to arear viewa translucent or colored screen set at an angle to a reflectingmeans, the purpose being to enable use of the colored screen to modifybrilliant rays from lights of trailing vehicles.

In that patented. mirror a clear. mirror glass and a clear color glasswere combined to form the modifying means. It is an object of thepresent invention to simplify the structure and yet achieve the sameresults of modified trailing-light reflection.

A further purpose served by the present invention is to provide alowcost, simplified and substantial structure, and also provide a veryhandsome article.

Additional objects, advantagesand features of construction andcombination of means, and details will be made manifest in the ensuingdescription of the herewith illustrative apparatus; it being .understoodthat modifications, variations and adaptations may be resorted to withinthe spirit, scope and principle of the invention as it is more directlyclaimed hereinafter.

Figure 1 is a perspective of the preferred form of the device, asinstalled for use.

Figure 2 is a plan thereof.

Figure 3 is a sectional elevation of a clamp arm, section on line 3-3,Figure 2.

Figure 4c is a horizontal view, partly in section, of the adjustableclamp arms of Fig. 2, but showing a modified arrangement of the mirrorsupporting trunnions.

Figure 5 is an edge view of a friction washer. a v

Figure 6 is a transverse section of a dual function mirror unit.

Figure 7 is a face view of a mirror glass.

Figure 8 is a central horizontal section of the mirror unit of Figure 7,showing recessed clincher faces.

Figure 9 is a similar section showing a modification having beadclincher ends.

Figure 10 is aplan of a pivoted, unit clamp, for angular adjustment.

Figure 11 is a section on line 11-11 of Figure 10.

lgigure 12 is an end view of a framed unit, an

Figure 13 is a face view of the unit.

The present invention is an advance over the above mentioned patent inthat for the purpose of obtaining a subdued reflection from a trailing,brilliant light instead of employing a colored transparent glass set atan angle to a spaced and separate reflector the instant device includesa prismoidal glass 2, preferably transparent and of any suitablechromatice characteristic, green being efficient, the glass having aplane back surface on or adjacent to which is disposed a reflectingmedia. This media preferably consists of a mirror coat 3, Figure 6.

For the purpose of making the deviceuseable either day of night there iscombined with the night mirror 2 a day mirror of any desired type orform and here shown as a clear colorless glass 4 with a reflector back 5placed against back 3 of the night mirror 2, Fig. 6.

The composite rear vision device is so mounted that it can be instantlyrotated on its longitudinal axis to present either face rearward.

Various means may be devised and employed for associating the mirrors" 21 as a unitary device. They may be cemented back to back, or pierced bythrough bolts in an obvious manner, unnecessary to be illustrated.

The mirror device is suspendedon end pivots in a suitable bracketpermitting the mirror unit to be reversed face for face.

Figures 1 to 6, inclusive, illustrate a form of mount including endplates 7 havin binding flanges 7* to crimp onto the comp ementary endsof the glass device which, in F ig ures 7 and 8, are shown as havingmarginal recesses 9. This form of binding means permits of grinding thefaces of the glass from end to end.

A modification of the marginal binding means is. shown in Figure 9,wherein the glasses have corner beads to match respective flanges 7! ofthe end plates 7,

In the above form of mount only portions of the ends of the ornate glassare concealed.

The mount plates 7 are supported on pivots 11 and are pivotally clampedbetween bracket arms 12-13 which are capable of being set so as to pressfirmly against the plates 7 and frictionally hold them at any desiredangle, as convenient-to the observer.

,If desired, friction washers 14 may be provided between the bracketarms and the mount plates 7.

To obtain the desired holding pressure of the arms 12-13 on the. mirrordevice they are made relatively adjustable, and while this may be doneby springing one toward the other, preferably one arm, as 12, is fixedon or is n 'd with a hanger 15 shown-as including a ack leaf 16 tobe'bolted or suitabl attached to a convenient support A.

he arm 13 is adjustably clamped in any desired manner to the bracket15,"as by a .screw 17 passing through a slot 13 in the mg in a fixedpart 21 which may be an upturned end of the arm 12; this representing aneconomical construction.

If desird one pivot 11 may be extended and provided with a small knob 22whereby to reverse the mirror device face for face.

In the form of hanger shown in Figure 10, the arms 1213 are pivotallyconnected together by a pivot-24 so as to allow the arms to be closedonto the-interposed mirror device by means of the contracting screw 20connecting opposed parts of the arms. The arm assembly is adapted to bebodily angularly adjusted about a. pivot 25 which connects the armassembly to the hanger 15. By means of a suitable clamp instrumentality,as bolt or screw 26, the angularly arranged arms can be set tight at thedesired position most convenient to the observer. 3

While the naked polished glass mirror device may be referred for itsinherent beauty, there is s own in Figures 12 and 13 a form in which themirror: is bound in a narrow frame 28 with.pivot"bbsses 29 for thefriction washers 14. a r

Byproviding relatively adjustable clamp arms 12-13 to sup ort the mirrorunit there have been eliminated clamp nuts and threads therefor on thetrunnions which, thus, ma be on the arms (Fig. 4) or on the mounts (Fig.2) or any combinatio thereof.

What is claimed is:

In a rear view mirror device, a stationary han r, having a flange art, aspring brac et arm attached-to sai part and having a bowed ripping end,an opposite sp 221g bracket arm wed at its outer end and 'ustably'attached to said part, a mirror un at its ends by said arms, and meansconnectmg the arms to re ate their'frictional gri on the mirror en s;the attachment for sai arms comprising a pivot on said part for. bodilyswinging the arms as to the hanger, and means for setting the arms inangular adjustment.

BYRON D. BELL, Executor of Walter Joel Bell, Deceased.

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